LOCAL Masters League football clubs will play with an important cause at heart this weekend.
The Pat Cronin Foundation Round is set to take place across the AFL Masters Vic Metro Football League. The round is named in memory of coward punch victim Pat Cronin, who was killed in April of 2016.
Clubs taking part in the Pat Cronin Foundation Round this weekend include the Frankston, Peninsula Raiders, Mordialloc, and Carrum Cowboys Football Clubs. Carrum Cowboys player Peter Treseder helped link the league with the Pat Cronin Foundation; he said “the Cowboys have been supporting the Pat Cronin Foundation since its inception and having the league get on board with its support will expand the Foundation’s reach and get its important message to more people.”
Pat Cronin Foundation director Matt Cronin said “the round has become an effective way to connect with the community the grassroots level and complements our work in more than 600 schools throughout Australia, delivering specialised violence-prevention education.”
“During the round we emphasise the importance of being respectful to your opponents and playing within the rules of the game,” he said. “Every player wears a ‘Let’s End the Coward Punch’ yellow armband to keep our messages front and centre, and all are required to shake their opponents’ hands before and after each game – a simple but meaningful gesture.”
For more information visit patcroninfoundation.org.au/get-involved/pcf-round/
First published in the Frankston Times – 28 April 2028